711-4          WHO MAY NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE ASSISTANCE UNIT

Certain individuals living in the same home as the dependent child must be excluded from the mandatory filing unit and assistance unit.  The resources and income of these individuals do not count in determining eligibility or the amount of the grant.  These individuals include:

1. Adults who receive SSISupplemental Security Income or APAAdult Public Assistance benefits (Interim Assistance payments are not considered an APAAdult Public Assistance benefit for mandatory filing unit purposes);

2. Sibling(s) of a dependent child who do(es) not meet Temporary Assistance age requirements;

Note:

Brothers and sisters include half-siblings but exclude step-siblings.

3. An ineligible alien who is not the dependent child's natural or adoptive parent;

4. Any individual for whom state or Title IV-E foster care payments are being paid. (See ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 711-6 C for information about OCSOffice of Children's Services children returning to the home for a trial visit.) 

Note:

Children for whom  guardianship payments are made may be included in the assistance unit.  The treatment of  guardianship payments is described in  ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 758-7.

ATAPAlaska Temporary Assistance Program MSManual Section 750-2 describes how the resources and income of other excluded members are treated.